Workshops

Workshops incorporate audience participation through active means: teaching a skill. trying a dance, or making a craft through a more “hands-on” approach. For example, a crafting workshop meant to teach painting may guide the audience through the process by having instructors provide directions and feedback to members of the audience as they paint. Another workshop about the game of Go may cover the history of the game and teach audience members how to play as they go through examples and ultimately play among themselves. A dance Workshops might focus on a specific aspect of K/J-pop dancing or teach a cultural group dance.

Workshops has multiple crafting rooms and a room with an open floor plan for all types of wonderful interactive events. Our rooms host large groups of attendees – ranging from 70 to 225 people! – working individually on the same activity and making memories along the way! Fear not, for those of you looking for a less monumental experience, we will still have smaller rooms and events for attendees of all ages and skill levels.

So, you wanna host a Workshop at Otakon?

Whether you’re brand new to Otakon or you’ve been coming for years, if you have a great deal of knowledge on a subject you would like to share with your fellow Otaku, we welcome your ideas! Please watch this space for updates and instructions concerning submitting your ideas to become an Otakon presenter.

What’s in it for you? Well, aside from the obvious glory of being envied by your friends and perhaps hundreds of strangers who come to bask in the light of your knowledge, Otakon presenters qualify for compensated memberships for the con and access to a presenters’ only lounge.

Before submitting an idea for a workshop, ask yourself: will my audience actively participate, make, or perform during my presentation? If the answer is yes, then you’re in the right place and you should fill out the programming application.

Questions?

For questions, you may contact the Workshops Department at workshops@otakorp.org or reach out via the HelpDesk.

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